Amurn
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Amurn is a village
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in Darwaz District
Darwaz district
Darwaz distrcit is a district in Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan. It is part of the historic region Darwaz which is now divided between Afghanistan and Tajikistan. Darwaz District has a population of approximately 21,000 after sub-division in 2005 which led to the formation of Darwazi Bala...

, Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan Province
Badakhshan is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, consisting of 28 districts. It is located in the north-east of the country, between the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya. It is part of the Badakhshan region.-Geography:...

 in north-eastern Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

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Geography

The village is located near the border with Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....

. It lies 1.8 miles from Yeylaq-e Amurn
Yeylaq-e Amurn
Yeylaq-e Amurn is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.It is located on the border with Tajikistan-External links:*...

, 3.9 miles from Delvakh, 4.3 miles from Manzel
Manzel
Manzel was an American instrumental funk band from Lexington, Kentucky, which formed in 1973 and disbanded in 1978. They consisted of Manzel Bush , John L. Van Dyke and Steve Garner...

 and 4.7 miles from Ablun.

Transport

Amurn is located on the M41 motorway which connects it with Tajikistan. The nearest airport is 42 miles away at Khorog.

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